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Unit aim

Introduces students to financial risk management including foreign exchange and interest rates, derivative securities and markets, derivative pricing, and financial risk mitigation strategies. Students will engage in teacher-directed activities and experiences relevant to contemporary financial risk management in the multinational enterprise context.

Unit content

Topic 1: Financial Derivatives: An Introduction

Topic 2: Mechanics of Forwards and Futures

Topic 3: Pricing Forwards and Futures

Topic 4: Strategies using Forwards and Futures

Topic 5: Mechanics of Options

Topic 6: Binomial Option Pricing Model

Topic 7: Black-Scholes-Merton Option Pricing Model

Topic 8: Strategies using Options I

Topic 9: Strategies using Options II

Topic 10: Financial Risk Management: Techniques and Applications

Topic 11: Managing Financial Risk in an Organisation I

Topic 12: Managing Financial Risk in an Organisation II

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

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